
If you also believe that everyone deserves access to trusted high-quality information, will you make a gift to Vox today? Any amount helps. (And no matter how our work is funded, we have strict guidelines on editorial independence.) That’s why, even though advertising is still our biggest source of revenue, we also seek grants and reader support. It’s important that we have several ways we make money, just like it’s important for you to have a diversified retirement portfolio to weather the ups and downs of the stock market. And we can’t do that if we have a paywall. We believe that’s an important part of building a more equal society. Vox is here to help everyone understand the complex issues shaping the world - not just the people who can afford to pay for a subscription. Second, we’re not in the subscriptions business. Driving the news: The northern suburb will observe a moment of silence at 10:14am Tuesday, followed by a community walk down the parade route, the Tribune reports. We often only know a few months out what our advertising revenue will be, which makes it hard to plan ahead. Tuesday marks one year since a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park left seven people dead. But when it comes to what we’re trying to do at Vox, there are a couple of big issues with relying on ads and subscriptions to keep the lights on.įirst, advertising dollars go up and down with the economy. Most news outlets make their money through advertising or subscriptions. Will you support Vox’s explanatory journalism? Incredible to see so many out at Hart Plaza in protest of the events in #Ferguson #NMOS14det #NMOS14 /sXNKx8hNk2 #JusticeforMikeBrown #NMOS14 #Ferguson /2nmn2pBelK This is Chicago, D.C., Orlando, NYC right now. #DONTSHOOT RT Hands up & moment of silence in LA's Leimert Park. RT Peaceful gathering in Oakland, CA for National Moment of Silence #NMOS14 #Amnesty2014 /TMpaSnQj84 #NMOS14 #dontshoot #Ferguson #standwithferguson #Boston /7tKViVAe3S While many of the images out of Ferguson over the past six days have been harrowing, photos from the vigils, shared on social media under the hashtag #nmos14, show people across the nation coming together in solidarity. And at 7:20pm, they all participated in a moment of silence to honor Michael Brown, the 18-year-old Missouri man whose death at the hands of police last weekend has shaken the small St.

On Thursday evening, thousands of people attended vigils across the country to protest police brutality.
